List of active Spanish Navy ships

This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of February 2013.[1][2]

Naval jack of Spain.

As of 2013, there are approximately 90 vessels in the Navy, including minor auxiliary vessels. A breakdown includes; one amphibious assault ship (also used as an aircraft carrier), two amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, three submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 220,000 tonnes.

Submarine fleet

Submarines

Class Picture Type Boats Displacement Note
Submarines (3 in service)
Galerna class Attack submarine Galerna (S71)
Mistral (S73)
Tramontana (S74)		 1,760 tonnes The class is to be replaced with 4 Navantia S-80 AIP submarines.

Surface fleet

Amphibious warfare ships

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Amphibious warfare ships (3 in service)
Juan Carlos I Amphibious assault ship (LHD) Juan Carlos I (L61) 27,079 tonnes Also used as an aircraft carrier.[3]
Galicia class Amphibious transport dock (LPD) Galicia (L51)
Castilla (L52)		 13,815 tonnes

Frigates

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Frigates (11 in service)
Álvaro de Bazán class Air-defence frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F101)
Almirante Juan de Borbón (F102)
Blas de Lezo (F103)
Méndez Núñez (F104)
Cristóbal Colón (F105)		 5,800 - 6,391 tonnes[4] Considered a destroyer by other countries
Santa María class Frigate Santa María (F81)
Victoria (F82)
Numancia (F83)
Reina Sofía (F84)
Navarra (F85)
Canarias (F86)		 4,017 tonnes

Patrol vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Patrol vessels (23 in service)
Meteoro class[5] Offshore patrol vessel Meteoro (P41)
Rayo (P42)
Relámpago (P43)
Tornado (P44)		 2,670 tonnes[6]
Descubierta class Patrol boat Infanta Elena (P76)
Infanta Cristina (P77)
Cazadora (P78)
Vencedora (P79)		 1,640 tonnes Former corvettes with pennant F33, F34, F35 and F36
Serviola class Patrol boat Serviola (P71)
Centinela (P72)
Vigía (P73)
Atalaya (P74)		 1,106 tonnes
Chilreu class Patrol boat Alborán (P62)
Arnomendi (P63)
Tarifa (P64)		 1,918 tonnes
Anaga class Patrol boat Tagomago (P22)
Medas (P26)
Tabarca (P28)		 319 tonnes
Toralla class Patrol boat Toralla (P81)
Formentor (P82)		 133 tonnes
Aresa class Patrol boat P101
P114		 21 tonnes
Cabo Fradera (P201) Patrol boat Cabo Fradera (P201) 28 tonnes

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Mine countermeasure vessels (7 in service)
Segura class Minehunter Segura (M31)
Sella (M32)
Tambre (M33)
Turia (M34)
Duero (M35)
Tajo (M36)		 585 tonnes

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Notee
Replenishment ships (2 in service)
Patiño Replenishment oiler Patiño (A14) 17,045 tonnes
Cantabria Replenishment oiler Cantabria (A15) 19,500 tonnes

Transport ships, sealift

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Transport ships (3 in service)
Transport ship Contramaestre Casado (A01) 5,300 tonnes
Ro-ro ship Martín Posadillo (A04) 2,300 tonnes
Ro-ro ship El Camino Español (A05) 4,560 tonnes

Training vessels

Class Picture Type Ships Displacement Note
Training vessels (1 in service)
Juan Sebastián Elcano Sail training vessel Juan Sebastián Elcano (A71) 3,700 tonnes

Other auxiliary vessels

Alerta (A111), called "Atila"
Hesperisdes (A53)
Las Palmas (A52)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buques_superficie/ Armada Española Web Page. Surface Ships
  2. ↑ http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/page/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/buques_submarinos/ Armada Española Web Page. Submarines
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ F-105
  5. ↑ "Navantia will build two new BAM type OPV’s for the Spanish Navy". May 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ BAM Meteoro
  7. ↑
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